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. 2024 Nov 21;24:1444. doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-11846-8

Table 4.

Affordability of health service-related questionnaires to diabetes patients at the outpatient clinic of DCSH, north-east Ethiopia, 2023

SN Questions Response
Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very often
Frequency /Percentage Frequency /Percentage Frequency /Percentage Frequency /Percentage Frequency /Percentage
1 Are there times when you don’t take drugs prescribed by a doctor because of their costs? 79/20.2 290/74 21/5.4 2/0.5 0
2 Are there times when you don’t take laboratory tests or exams because of their costs? 61/15.6 246/62,8 76/19.4 8/2 1/0.3
3 Are there times when you decide not to get services prescribed by a doctor but not covered by health insurance because of their costs?151/38.5 40/10.2 74/19 121/31 151/38.5 40/10.2 6/1.5
4 Are there times when you find it difficult to get health care services because of the loss of income it involves? 168/43 158/40.3 36/9.2 19/4.8 11/2.8
5 Are there times when you find it difficult to get health care services because of the additional costs it involves (babysitting, parking, etc.)? 344/87.8 44/11.2 3/0.8 1/0.3 0